obituaries

May 1, 2022

Mary "Dolly" L. Schroeder, age 78, of Portage, passed away Sunday, May 1, 2022.  She was born in Chicago, Illinois, on August 19, 1943, to the late Charles and Irene (nee Langbeen) Hudson.  Mary was a devoted member of Trinity Lutheran Church where she was past chairman of the Mother's Circle, helped with funeral luncheons, and was president of...

May 1, 2022

Kathleen M. (Aitken) Vieitez, age 72 of Portage passed away Sunday, May 1, 2022 at Porter Northwest Health, Valparaiso. She was born on March 3, 1950 in Gary, Indiana to the late Thomas and Marion Aitken. Kathy was a 1968 graduate of Hobart High School and served on the committee for organizing class reunions. She retired from US Steel...

Apr 29, 2022

Steven D. Bell, age 62, passed away, on Friday, April 29, 2022, at Golden Living Center in Valparaiso. He was born in Michigan City, Indiana on April 6, 1960, to the late Lester and Elizabeth (nee Stiller) Bell.  He was a 1978 graduate of Elston High School in Michigan City. Steve proudly served 4 years in the United States...

Apr 28, 2022

TERRY S. "STAN" NILOFF, age 75, of Portage, passed away Thursday, April 28, 2022.  He was born on December 17, 1946 to the late Alexander and Albina Niloff.  He was preceded in death by his sons Troy and Christopher Niloff. Stan served in the US Army during the Vietnam War.  He retired from US Steel after many years of...

Apr 27, 2022

Reginald J. "Reg" Blouin, age 74, of Chesterton, IN and formerly of Hammond, IN, passed away surrounded by his beloved family on Wednesday, April 27, 2022.

Reg was born on September 4, 1947 in Chicago, IL to the late Reginald Blouin, Sr. and Lorraine May (nee Hinze).  He proudly served in the  United States Army overseas during...

Apr 24, 2022

RONALD W. CIMBALA PORTAGE, IN

Ronald W. Cimbala, age 79, of Chesterton, formerly of Portage, passed away Sunday, April 24, 2022.  He was born in Duquesne, Pennsylvania on January 22, 1943 to the late Andrew and Ann Cimbala.  Ron served in the United States Army from 1961-1964.  He worked for General Electric Company for 26 years and...

Apr 23, 2022

Sylvia Zomber Tokach, age 85 of Lake Station passed away peacefully Saturday, April 23, 2022 surrounded by her loving family at Northwest Health-Porter, Valparaiso, IN. Sylvia had been a Lake Station resident since 1966 and longtime member of St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, Lector, Eucharistic Minister, Altar and Rosary Sodality and St. Francis Xavier Seniors. She was preceded in...

Apr 23, 2022

Arthur W. "Art" Hamilton, age 92, a life-long resident of Hobart, IN, passed away in Jesup, GA on Saturday, April 23, 2022.

Art was born on July 7, 1929 in Hobart, IN to the late Cecil, Sr. and Alice (nee Gibbs) Hamilton. He was a graduate of Hobart High School, Class of 1947. Art attended Indiana University...

Apr 22, 2022

Robert John Galler "Bob", age 69, of Crown Point passed away Friday April 22, 2022, at Franciscan Health, Crown Point. Bob was born September 5, 1952, in Gary, Indiana to the late James and Shirley (Smith) Galler. He was an Auto Mechanic that had retired from Biegel's Garage in Crown Point. He loved fishing and hunting. He was an...

Apr 21, 2022

Raymond Breshock

Age 87 of Hobart passed away Thursday, April 21,2022. He was born on May 13, 1934, in Beaver Meadows, Pennsylvania to the late Nicholas and Mary Breshock.  He was a retired letter carrier for Hammond Post Office. On August 30, 1962, Raymond married the love of his life Donagene (nee Sturtz) in Munster, Indiana. He...

Apr 20, 2022

Doreen Stedman, age 60 of Hobart, passed away Wednesday, April 20, 2022. She was born on November 24, 1961 to the late Steve and Joanne Zogorac. She loved her family and dedicated her life to taking care of them.

Doreen is survived by her beloved husband, Ken Stedman; sons, Dane Slager, Haden Slager; daughter, Nikki Slager; stepsons,...

Apr 20, 2022

Sandra "Sandy" Childs, age 72 of Hobart passed away in her home Wednesday, April 20, 2022. Sandy was born April 20, 1950, in Paris, Illinois to the late Donald and Eleanor (Baker) Sanders. She retired from St Mary Medical Center where she worked as a Registration Clerk. She loved her family deeply and will be missed. Sandy enjoyed gardening,...

Apr 20, 2022

Emmett V. Glover, Jr., age 71, of Argos passed away Wednesday April 20, 2022, at the Regency Hospital in Portage, Indiana. He was born March 16, 1951, in Muncie, Indiana to the late Emmett V. and Leona Glover, Sr.. He was a TV repairman prior to his retirement. He enjoyed fishing, camping and tinkering with TVs.  He also appreciated...

Apr 18, 2022

Harold G. Crawford, age 77, a lifelong resident of Hobart, IN, took his last breath in the home that he raised his family in on Monday, April 18, 2022.

Harold was born on July 8, 1944 in Gary, IN to the late Fred and Helen Crawford.  He worked for the railroad as a mechanic.  Harold married the...

Apr 16, 2022

Aliatte Uriel Cruz infant son to Jessica Cruz and Aliatte Edwards was born to this world at 11:55 pm April 15, 2022. He passed away only a short time later at 12:44 am April 16, 2022. He is survived by his heartbroken parents, Jessica Cruz and Aliatte Edwards; brother, Phillip King, Jr.; sisters, Nevaeh "Will" King and Alaia Cruz;...

Apr 15, 2022

Reinaldo Antonio "Tony" "Ocho" Arocho III, age 33 of Anderson, Indiana passed away Friday, April 15, 2022.  He was born on August 4, 1988 in Lake Station, Indiana.  He graduated from River Forest High School in 2007. Tony went on to become a teacher in Anderson, Indiana. He also loved coaching football and baseball at the...

Apr 15, 2022

Claudia E. Corbett (nee Easter), age 77, of Portage, passed away Easter, Sunday, April 17, 2022, with her daughter by her side. She was born on August 15, 1944, in Gary, Indiana to the late Claude and Veril T. (Johnston) Easter. Claudia loved spending time with her family, friends and having a good laugh. She will be remembered as...

Apr 15, 2022

Carl "Paw" Anderson, age 78, passed away, on Friday, April 15, 2022 at VNA Hospice Center in Valparaiso, due to lung cancer caused by Agent Orange exposure.  He was born in Hammond, Indiana on August 4, 1943 to the late Ransom and Mildred (nee Miller) Anderson.  Carl was a proud Vietnam veteran of The United States Marine Corps.  He...

Apr 13, 2022

Larry Ballard, age 72, of Florida, formerly of Northwest, Indiana, passed away Wednesday, April 13th, 2022, in Lutz, Florida. Larry was born on June 30, 1949, to the late Orris Lafayette and Evelyn Lillian (nee MacLean) Ballard in Gary, IN. Larry was larger than life and will be missed greatly by his family and friends. We take solace in...

Apr 12, 2022

Victor L. Gulbrandsen, age 74, of Hobart passed away Tuesday April 12, 2022, in Methodist Hospital, Southlake Campus.  Victor was born February 12, 1948, in Kirkwood, Missouri to the late Victor N. and Cornelia (Green) Gulbrandsen. Victor was a medical laboratory scientist retiring from Alverno Clinical Laboratories. Victor was a US Army Veteran and served during the Vietnam Era....